@Blixish My acoustic has a jack output (sgt ibanez 130e). When I plug into the fast track (old model) I get a lot of noise and the signal is very very low. I do not know why :-(
ay Blix, i should get the tools to record guitars and drums. My drums need atleast 3 mics, for snare, bass and overhead. Is there any soundcards that have so many mic inputs, or should i just buy a mixer, put the drum mics there and connect the mixer straight to my laptop? Or then get a mixer AND a soundcard..?
@wafflewoffle I'm not a professional sound engineer, so my tips might be lacking here. I've picked up a thing or two here and there though. ^^
There is a good mic setup which I can't remember the name of with two mics. One between the floor tom and low rack tom, one above the snare, hanging from the ceiling. For the kick, I suggest getting a MIDI trigger, and running it through Superior or something.
There are many good sound cards with 4 or 8 inputs - check on m-audio.com or similar sites. :)
@Blixish Nobody asked me now but a teacher at the music school I go to said a cheap trick is to take two mics and put on each side of the bass drum. If the mics recieve sound well. All drums should be heard!
Respond to this video... Look into the SM7B, its still a dynamic mic, but its used almost everywhere to record metal vocals...if you are looking for a great Condenser mic...try an AKG C214...its based on the legendary AKG c414, same exact capsule, but just doesn't have the multiple polar patterns that the 414 has...but I would DEF. suggest a SM7B for the best metal vocals...it has one of the best built in pop filters/internal shock system...so it can actually be held for comfortability!
Also, I'm on a Mac...and I own both Pro Tools and Logic....Pro Tools kills Logic in my opinion...I've been using it for years and it just works way more smoothly than Logic...If you ever upgrade I would look into the full version of Pro Tools...Pro Tools 9 Native or M-powered if you like
Sorry Blixish...lol I dont mean to be bombarding your thread here...but recording is my thing. Look up VST to RTAS wrapper by FxPansion. Itll wrap any vst in Rtas format and allow you to use it. This is awesome because VSTs are open source which means MILLIONS of them exist and TONS of them are free. The wrapper is about 100 bucks, but will pay itself off after you have install (for example) 400 free vsts and now have access to them.
@wafflewoffle my drummer has a huge 11pc kit (thats not including cymbals) just 5 toms, 2 floor toms,2 kicks, 2 snares, and we used an audix fusion 7pc drum mic set, into a behringer 32 channel mixer and from mixer to a Presonus Inspire that runs firewire into the computer. recorded using Reaper as our Daw and we tracked all instruments and that worked great! you could use 3 mics and a smaller mixer and some kind of m-audio with usb if you dont have firewire. if u have firewire presonus 4 sure
I have an M-Audio that I've been playing with for almost two months now. I can't figure out how to create effects; only use the ones that the templates have on them.
BTW, I have used my mic to record drums, with relatively good results. Its necessary to split them into multiple parts, however, like a track for the kick, a track for the snare, cymbals, etc... Its more work, but it works easier (for me) than programming drums.
Blix, would recording (electric) drums on the external sound card just be as simple plugging it into the input on the sound card? Or would that take away from the sound of the drums? Keep up the great work man! I love all of your songs. Cheers from LA.
@FretlessDeviant The sound would be awful, and the mixing would be ultra-hard because all the drums would be put on a single mono track. I suggest getting a MIDI card, and running the kit through Superior Drummer or EZ-Drummer or something. ^^
@FretlessDeviant Just to add to my last comment for clarity: You can run an electric drumkit through an instrument VST effect, such as Superior Drummer. This makes for perfect quality, yet you can play dynamically and basically record your playing.
@MarauderGrind The recording quality will pretty much be the same (if you can get Audacity to work with your external sound card). The mix however, will not.
@Blixish thanks for the response! what can u do to edit vocals apart from add reverb and adjust volumes? cause thats all i do lool i dont know what else to do , for them to sound more profesional
@FretlessDeviant You can plug in the audio output of the electric drums into most audio interfaces (External Soundcards), but in MY opinion, the best was is to take the midi outputs (if you have them) of the drums and put it into the midi inputs of the soundcard...then you can use a virtual instrument or sampler in pro tools (or w/e DAW) and play with ANY sound sample...you can also edit the timing if you messed up a bit (quantization).
@blacklegionairsoft1 The SM57 is a great classic instrument recording mic. I've never used it myself, but I do use amp impulses based on SM57 recordings. Getting the tone perfect is much more work with miccing your amp though, but if you have the right amp/cab combo, you'll make it sound waaay more organic than I can do with software.
@blacklegionairsoft1 Its awesome...the SM57 is legendary for being on electric cabs...in the studio world...the normal phrase is..."you get what you pay for"....this isn't the case with the sm57. The sm57 is one of the BEST instrument mics out there and its cheaper than 95 percent of the mics (its 100 usually and GOOD mics can easily go up to 10k).
@SLAUGHTERTHESICK I will do that once I get my new computer. ^^ Then I will be able to record both the screen, the system audio and my microphone at the same time.
Blix, I want to do this for guitar recording, so i think the best way is to buy the External sound card, a put a microfone in front of the amp, dont you think?
@wtfwasthatt I would rather plug the guitar straight into the jack input on the external sound card, and use a chain of VSTs to get the sound you want. ^^ There are many free VSTs that can re-produce a great guitar tone.
PArt 2 - Actually I’d say that the most renowned DAW would be Pro Tools, 95% of professional studios run Pro Tools.
VST is a technology, inside, we have the effects, the instruments, etc. same for RTAS, I’ve been using Pro Tools for around one year and a half, and I’ve never had problems with RTAS format, most 3rd party plugins, instruments and all, come on both VST and RTAS format.
Great choice of condenser microphone, by the way, and great video. :)
@moraesfmk I think Logic is passing Pro Tools now - but yeah, Pro Tools is really huge. ^^
I don't know why exactly, but my experience with RTAS has been awful compared to VST tech. :/ It's probably just me though - and probably a lot of bad luck.
Part 1 - Very nice idea for a video, I’m thinking on making one like yours myself, but focusing on keyboards, since most keyboards video are shit. :P
Well, the interface, hardware, isn’t a bonus just on sound quality when recording, but it also eases the computer cpu, since it takes most of the audio processing on itself, so it’s highly recommended when you’re having, for example, memory issues.
Haha, is there anything you can't find from this channel? :) Any beginner musician or whatever is going to find this very usefull. You're doing awesome job!
i know internal sound cards are horrendous, but then, what do you use to record your videos? the sound quality here is perfectly decent so i take it you're not recording audio with a USB mic.
if you're using a camcorder, that's a pretty simple answer but aren't the in-built mics on camcorders shit as well?
@SamyazaLovatt I'm recording the VIDEO with the camcorder, and the AUDIO with my M-Audio Fast Track USB. Then I mix the audio and the video together in Vegas. (Silencing the audio that is attached to the video file, adding the final mix audio.)
@Blixish right. surely you must be connecting a mic to your M-Audio Fastrack USB? im going to risk sounding stupid there, but when you showed it (the M-Audio USB) in the video there didn't seem to be anything connected to it except a USB cable.
also im assuming the program that the audio for this was recorded in is Pro Tools, right?
@SamyazaLovatt Yeah, the mic is plugged into the Fast Track - via an XLR cable. :)
Yep, Pro Tools. And I do my mixing and mastering in FL Studio as of now. ^^ Soon, I will switch to either Studio One or Logic Pro though. The Pro Tools/FLS combo isn't really that great in my personal opinion.
@Battlescar2 I record through the guitar input. It doesn't get muddy as long as you prevent the signal from peaking. Also, you need to have a good amp VST to make it sound solid. ^^
In my opinion, internal sound cards so rarely work, it's not even worth pursuing. So many good external interfaces are available nowadays, that you have a really large selection of stuff. This should be also stressed.. a GOOD computer. a STABLE computer. I'm starting my course next month (It's a 2 semester job, so it'll take a while to even beginning to comprehend all the audio stuff, but i'll be happy to lend my knowledge, since i'll be working on our stuff along the studies)
@IgorVonE Indeed, a good computer is important. My laptop is awful, which complicates things. A lot. I'm working on getting a new one though, so soon everything will be easier! :)
Lending your knowledge would be amazing! I suggest you make a complete guide to recording, mixing and mastering on YouTube. That could be a great success!
I'm becoming crazy to record my acoustic guitar with FAST TRACK USB; I guess I need a DI Box, right?
ATNicolini 3 weeks ago
@ATNicolini Huh? You can't DI an acoustic - it doesn't have a jack output. oO
A good mic and a Fast Track USB works fine to be honest. Get a good condenser mic, and you should be okay.
Blixish 3 weeks ago
@Blixish My acoustic has a jack output (sgt ibanez 130e). When I plug into the fast track (old model) I get a lot of noise and the signal is very very low. I do not know why :-(
ATNicolini 3 weeks ago
@ATNicolini Then it's a semi-acoustic - and it should still be recorded with a microphone setup. (For the sake of quality.)
Blixish 3 weeks ago
@Blixish So, I have to use the plug XLR and guitar one, right?
ATNicolini 3 weeks ago
@ATNicolini I would use XLR only, and a good mic.
Blixish 3 weeks ago
ay Blix, i should get the tools to record guitars and drums. My drums need atleast 3 mics, for snare, bass and overhead. Is there any soundcards that have so many mic inputs, or should i just buy a mixer, put the drum mics there and connect the mixer straight to my laptop? Or then get a mixer AND a soundcard..?
wafflewoffle 5 months ago
@wafflewoffle I'm not a professional sound engineer, so my tips might be lacking here. I've picked up a thing or two here and there though. ^^
There is a good mic setup which I can't remember the name of with two mics. One between the floor tom and low rack tom, one above the snare, hanging from the ceiling. For the kick, I suggest getting a MIDI trigger, and running it through Superior or something.
There are many good sound cards with 4 or 8 inputs - check on m-audio.com or similar sites. :)
Blixish 5 months ago
@Blixish Nobody asked me now but a teacher at the music school I go to said a cheap trick is to take two mics and put on each side of the bass drum. If the mics recieve sound well. All drums should be heard!
rakeria 5 months ago
@Blixish Recorderman Technique!!
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Respond to this video... Look into the SM7B, its still a dynamic mic, but its used almost everywhere to record metal vocals...if you are looking for a great Condenser mic...try an AKG C214...its based on the legendary AKG c414, same exact capsule, but just doesn't have the multiple polar patterns that the 414 has...but I would DEF. suggest a SM7B for the best metal vocals...it has one of the best built in pop filters/internal shock system...so it can actually be held for comfortability!
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Also, I'm on a Mac...and I own both Pro Tools and Logic....Pro Tools kills Logic in my opinion...I've been using it for years and it just works way more smoothly than Logic...If you ever upgrade I would look into the full version of Pro Tools...Pro Tools 9 Native or M-powered if you like
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Sorry Blixish...lol I dont mean to be bombarding your thread here...but recording is my thing. Look up VST to RTAS wrapper by FxPansion. Itll wrap any vst in Rtas format and allow you to use it. This is awesome because VSTs are open source which means MILLIONS of them exist and TONS of them are free. The wrapper is about 100 bucks, but will pay itself off after you have install (for example) 400 free vsts and now have access to them.
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@wafflewoffle my drummer has a huge 11pc kit (thats not including cymbals) just 5 toms, 2 floor toms,2 kicks, 2 snares, and we used an audix fusion 7pc drum mic set, into a behringer 32 channel mixer and from mixer to a Presonus Inspire that runs firewire into the computer. recorded using Reaper as our Daw and we tracked all instruments and that worked great! you could use 3 mics and a smaller mixer and some kind of m-audio with usb if you dont have firewire. if u have firewire presonus 4 sure
dabest70 5 months ago
Thanks!!!!!!!!!! X1000000000
manny4122 5 months ago
I have an M-Audio that I've been playing with for almost two months now. I can't figure out how to create effects; only use the ones that the templates have on them.
BTW, I have used my mic to record drums, with relatively good results. Its necessary to split them into multiple parts, however, like a track for the kick, a track for the snare, cymbals, etc... Its more work, but it works easier (for me) than programming drums.
hellfencer 5 months ago in playlist More videos from Blixish
Blix, would recording (electric) drums on the external sound card just be as simple plugging it into the input on the sound card? Or would that take away from the sound of the drums? Keep up the great work man! I love all of your songs. Cheers from LA.
FretlessDeviant 5 months ago
@FretlessDeviant The sound would be awful, and the mixing would be ultra-hard because all the drums would be put on a single mono track. I suggest getting a MIDI card, and running the kit through Superior Drummer or EZ-Drummer or something. ^^
Cheers! :)
Blixish 5 months ago
@FretlessDeviant Just to add to my last comment for clarity: You can run an electric drumkit through an instrument VST effect, such as Superior Drummer. This makes for perfect quality, yet you can play dynamically and basically record your playing.
Blixish 5 months ago
@Blixish Great info, thanks for the tips!
FretlessDeviant 5 months ago
@Blixish hey blix, if i use audacity will it be different quallity than if i use fl stuido? or its the same.. sorry for stupid questions xD
MarauderGrind 2 months ago
@MarauderGrind The recording quality will pretty much be the same (if you can get Audacity to work with your external sound card). The mix however, will not.
Blixish 2 months ago
@Blixish thanks for the response! what can u do to edit vocals apart from add reverb and adjust volumes? cause thats all i do lool i dont know what else to do , for them to sound more profesional
MarauderGrind 2 months ago
@FretlessDeviant You can plug in the audio output of the electric drums into most audio interfaces (External Soundcards), but in MY opinion, the best was is to take the midi outputs (if you have them) of the drums and put it into the midi inputs of the soundcard...then you can use a virtual instrument or sampler in pro tools (or w/e DAW) and play with ANY sound sample...you can also edit the timing if you messed up a bit (quantization).
BeyondtheEndMetal 5 months ago
What is your opinion on the Shure SM57 for recording electric guitars?
blacklegionairsoft1 5 months ago
@blacklegionairsoft1 I think it's great! ^^
Blixish 5 months ago
@Blixish
Alright man. Just needed a good conformation before i laid out $100. Haha. Thanks.
blacklegionairsoft1 5 months ago
@blacklegionairsoft1 The SM57 is a great classic instrument recording mic. I've never used it myself, but I do use amp impulses based on SM57 recordings. Getting the tone perfect is much more work with miccing your amp though, but if you have the right amp/cab combo, you'll make it sound waaay more organic than I can do with software.
Blixish 5 months ago
@Blixish
Alright man. Ill keep that in mind. :) Thanks.
blacklegionairsoft1 5 months ago
@blacklegionairsoft1 Its awesome...the SM57 is legendary for being on electric cabs...in the studio world...the normal phrase is..."you get what you pay for"....this isn't the case with the sm57. The sm57 is one of the BEST instrument mics out there and its cheaper than 95 percent of the mics (its 100 usually and GOOD mics can easily go up to 10k).
BeyondtheEndMetal 5 months ago
very helpful now i know what to get for my covers.
jugganinja0 5 months ago
can you make a video going more in depth with recording guitars? this video really helped thanks
SLAUGHTERTHESICK 5 months ago
@SLAUGHTERTHESICK I will do that once I get my new computer. ^^ Then I will be able to record both the screen, the system audio and my microphone at the same time.
Blixish 5 months ago
I reeeealy found this very usefull... Im serious.
Blix, I want to do this for guitar recording, so i think the best way is to buy the External sound card, a put a microfone in front of the amp, dont you think?
wtfwasthatt 5 months ago
@wtfwasthatt I would rather plug the guitar straight into the jack input on the external sound card, and use a chain of VSTs to get the sound you want. ^^ There are many free VSTs that can re-produce a great guitar tone.
Here: /watch?v=aNUTNNc4n2M
Blixish 5 months ago
PArt 2 - Actually I’d say that the most renowned DAW would be Pro Tools, 95% of professional studios run Pro Tools.
VST is a technology, inside, we have the effects, the instruments, etc. same for RTAS, I’ve been using Pro Tools for around one year and a half, and I’ve never had problems with RTAS format, most 3rd party plugins, instruments and all, come on both VST and RTAS format.
Great choice of condenser microphone, by the way, and great video. :)
moraesfmk 6 months ago
@moraesfmk I think Logic is passing Pro Tools now - but yeah, Pro Tools is really huge. ^^
I don't know why exactly, but my experience with RTAS has been awful compared to VST tech. :/ It's probably just me though - and probably a lot of bad luck.
Blixish 6 months ago
Spliting into two comments:
Part 1 - Very nice idea for a video, I’m thinking on making one like yours myself, but focusing on keyboards, since most keyboards video are shit. :P
Well, the interface, hardware, isn’t a bonus just on sound quality when recording, but it also eases the computer cpu, since it takes most of the audio processing on itself, so it’s highly recommended when you’re having, for example, memory issues.
moraesfmk 6 months ago
Haha, is there anything you can't find from this channel? :) Any beginner musician or whatever is going to find this very usefull. You're doing awesome job!
Lawllis 6 months ago
i use a audiobox usb for vocals,
line 6 pod hd (bean) for guitar
and as daw studio one :)
UnleashedmusicTV 6 months ago
@UnleashedmusicTV I have heard good things about Studio One, and I'm actually considering switching to it!
Blixish 6 months ago
@Blixish yes, its great and really easy, i'll buy the studio one pro upgrade this week :)
UnleashedmusicTV 6 months ago
Very useful vid) Bif Thx 2 Blix)
Yuridrial 6 months ago
i know internal sound cards are horrendous, but then, what do you use to record your videos? the sound quality here is perfectly decent so i take it you're not recording audio with a USB mic.
if you're using a camcorder, that's a pretty simple answer but aren't the in-built mics on camcorders shit as well?
SamyazaLovatt 6 months ago
@SamyazaLovatt I'm recording the VIDEO with the camcorder, and the AUDIO with my M-Audio Fast Track USB. Then I mix the audio and the video together in Vegas. (Silencing the audio that is attached to the video file, adding the final mix audio.)
Blixish 6 months ago
@Blixish right. surely you must be connecting a mic to your M-Audio Fastrack USB? im going to risk sounding stupid there, but when you showed it (the M-Audio USB) in the video there didn't seem to be anything connected to it except a USB cable.
also im assuming the program that the audio for this was recorded in is Pro Tools, right?
SamyazaLovatt 5 months ago
@SamyazaLovatt Yeah, the mic is plugged into the Fast Track - via an XLR cable. :)
Yep, Pro Tools. And I do my mixing and mastering in FL Studio as of now. ^^ Soon, I will switch to either Studio One or Logic Pro though. The Pro Tools/FLS combo isn't really that great in my personal opinion.
Blixish 5 months ago
@Blixish alright then. thanks for the help.
SamyazaLovatt 5 months ago
i would really like to see a tutorial in which you explain how to work with some of these recording programs
ericmarcman1 6 months ago
@ericmarcman1 Ill probably be putting up some tutorials on my page if you are interested...and it will be on recording/mixing metal in pro tools....
BeyondtheEndMetal 5 months ago
Please do more vids about this (like mixing!)
mastodon1314 6 months ago
do u record guitar through the mic? Ive gone through the guitar input but its too muddy
Battlescar2 6 months ago
@Battlescar2 I record through the guitar input. It doesn't get muddy as long as you prevent the signal from peaking. Also, you need to have a good amp VST to make it sound solid. ^^
Blixish 6 months ago
@Blixish well i use use an 8 string lol, distorted as well. ;D
Battlescar2 6 months ago
@Battlescar2 My 8-string works like a charm with this box as long as I set up a good signal chain in the post-processing. ^^
Blixish 6 months ago
@Blixish ur much more knowlegable than i am lol
Battlescar2 6 months ago
i use the same interface! very handy!
Battlescar2 6 months ago
Nice video. Thanks man. Gonna help alot
Yggdra666 6 months ago
OR, you get a quality multi track 24bit recorder, to lay your tracks on. But, it's much more expensive than an external computer interface.
IgorVonE 6 months ago
In my opinion, internal sound cards so rarely work, it's not even worth pursuing. So many good external interfaces are available nowadays, that you have a really large selection of stuff. This should be also stressed.. a GOOD computer. a STABLE computer. I'm starting my course next month (It's a 2 semester job, so it'll take a while to even beginning to comprehend all the audio stuff, but i'll be happy to lend my knowledge, since i'll be working on our stuff along the studies)
IgorVonE 6 months ago
@IgorVonE Indeed, a good computer is important. My laptop is awful, which complicates things. A lot. I'm working on getting a new one though, so soon everything will be easier! :)
Lending your knowledge would be amazing! I suggest you make a complete guide to recording, mixing and mastering on YouTube. That could be a great success!
Blixish 6 months ago
@Blixish I might just do that. Won't be done anytime soon, since i haven't even started yet, but good idea. Thanks.
IgorVonE 6 months ago